The Winston County, Alabama sales tax is 6.00%
, consisting of 4.00%Alabama state sales tax and 2.00% Winston County local sales taxes.The local sales tax consists of a 2.00% county sales tax.

The Winston County Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Winston County

Winston County collects a 2% local sales tax, less thanthe 3% max local sales tax allowed under Alabama law

Winston County has a lower sales tax than 85.5% of Alabama's other cities and counties

Winston County Alabama Sales Tax Exemptions

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate.
Many municipalities exempt or charge special sales tax rates to certain types of transactions. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional Alabama state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.

Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. Alabama's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Winston County.

Groceries:

6%

Clothing:

6%

Prepared Food:

6%

Prescription Drugs:

2%

Non-Prescription Drugs:

2%

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All merchants operating in Winston County must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the Alabama Department of Revenue . For more details, see the Alabama sales tax.

Winston County Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Winston County sales tax region partially or fully covers 4 zip codes in Alabama. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in Alabama here

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